Senior Associate, Risk - Technology Services Group

Optimus SBR; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Group RRSP

Company equity for Managers and above

Maternity and Parental Leave with top‑

Job summary

Optimus SBR's Technology Services Group is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join a high-performing team. The role focuses on technology delivery, risk management, and advisory engagements, enabling collaboration with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver security-focused initiatives.

You will apply established risk & control frameworks, review policies and controls, and contribute to practice development and business growth through client delivery and internal

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in technology risk, IT audit, cybersecurity, control testing, regulatory compliance, or advisory consulting.
• Strong understanding of IT and business controls and evaluating control design or operating effectiveness.
• Experience reviewing policies, procedures, risks, and controls and identifying gaps or standardization opportunities.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Support technology risk, cybersecurity, regulatory, governance, and controls advisory engagements.
• Identify and assess technology risks and evaluate governance, processes, and controls.
• Apply recognized risk and control frameworks to client environments and develop practical recommendations.
• Review policies and control documentation for completeness and alignment.
• Support regulatory and industry-standard assessments (SOC, SOX where applicable).
• Demonstrate understanding of control design and operating effectiveness, including testing approaches.

Skills

Technology risk

IT audit

Cybersecurity

Regulatory compliance

Advisory consulting

Project management

Client engagement

Education

University degree in business, accounting, technology, cybersecurity

Tools

COSO

COBIT

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

Job description

About the Role

Continued growth has created an exciting opportunity for an Associate/Senior Associate to join our Technology Services Group.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate, build, and succeed as part of a high-performing team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and a passion for growing businesses—both ours and our clients’.

This role requires a strong foundation in technology delivery and risk management, achieved through experience in designing, developing, and/or delivering technology-enabled business solutions, as well as assessing and mitigating technology risks. The ideal candidate will combine technical delivery expertise with a consulting mindset, enabling them to engage senior stakeholders, support cross-functional teams, and deliver security-focused initiatives.

Responsibilities

Technology Advisory & Delivery

• Support project scoping, approach design, work planning, team structure, and effort and timeline estimation.
• Deliver technology risk and advisory engagements within agreed scope, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
• Facilitate client meetings and develop clear reports, presentations, recommendations, and other deliverables.
• Identify, manage, and expedite project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints.

Technology Risk

• Support a range of technology risk, cybersecurity, regulatory, governance, and controls advisory engagements.
• Identify and assess technology risks and evaluate the effectiveness of associated governance, processes, and controls.
• Apply recognized risk and control frameworks to assess client environments and develop practical recommendations.
• Review policies, standards, procedures, risk assessments, and control documentation for completeness, consistency, and alignment.
• Support regulatory and industry-standard assessments, including evaluating whether relevant risks and requirements are appropriately addressed.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen, standardize, rationalize, or automate risk and control activities.
• Demonstrate an understanding of control design and operating effectiveness, including control objectives, testing approaches, evidence requirements, and documentation of conclusions.
• Support control assessment and testing activities across IT general controls, application controls, business controls, and technology-dependent controls.

Leadership & Practice Development

• Provide day-to-day direction, coaching, and mentoring of junior team members.
• Lead cross-functional teams and drive security initiatives to completion.
• Contribute to business development, client delivery, and practice growth.
• Support employee growth through Optimus SBR’s Career Development Program (CDP).

Qualifications

Required

• 6+ years of experience in technology risk, IT audit, cybersecurity, control testing, regulatory compliance, or advisory consulting.
• Strong understanding of IT and business controls, including experience assessing control design or operating effectiveness.
• Experience reviewing policies, procedures, risks, and controls and identifying gaps or standardization opportunities.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001.
• Strong analytical, project-management, communication, and client-engagement skills.
• Ability to coordinate workstreams and provide direction and quality review to junior resources.
• University degree in business, accounting, technology, cybersecurity, or a related discipline.

Nice to Have

• Certifications: CPA, CRISC, CISSP, CISA, CISM.
• Understanding of Canadian and US regulators (OSFI, OCC, FRB).
• Experience with SOC and SOX reporting.
• Previous experience in a 1LoD or 2LoD role.
• Experience with control rationalization, regulatory mapping, procedure development, or identifying automation opportunities.
• Familiarity with GRC, analytics, and automation tools.
• Big 4 or consulting firm background.

Compensation

Salary range is $100,000-130,000 CAD. Salary ranges are designed to be competitive. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, and experience and is subject to negotiation and subject to the candidate meeting the specific requirements or the role. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of the range, and pay can increase quickly for those who make a big impact in the role.

Benefits

Financial

• Annual Bonus
• Retirement savings through our Group RRSP program
• Company equity for Managers and above
• Maternity and Parental Leave with top up compensation

Flexibility

• Work in a Hybrid model (when client projects permit)
• 12 Optimus Days paid

Health

• Top-tier health benefits
• Life & disability insurance
• Health Spending Dollars

Accommodation

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you require any accommodations to remove barriers and fully participate in the interview process—such as accessible meeting rooms or captioning for virtual interviews—please let us know. Your needs will be met with respect and confidentiality.